Galileo's Ghost
Ricardo SimmondsOvercoming conflicts in religion, science, technology, policy and environment.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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Why Latins cheat and Anglos act righteously
Today is the World Cup final! The World Cup isn’t simply the biggest sporting event on Earth. It is the biggest meeting of cultures on Earth.
The 2026 World Cup has reinforced a cultural stereotype that I have wrestled with for decades:...
Pope Leo on AI: The goods, the bad and the ugly
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Postscript: Today the Vatican announced the Pope Leo’s first encyclical on AI will be published on May 25, and the pope himself will offer remarks at the press release.
The ghost of Galileo hovers... Pope Leo signed his...
Two truths and a lie
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Among President Trump’s disparaging words towards Pope Leo this month, he raised an important truth: Robert Prevost’s election as pope was a shocking surprise (although as readers of this Substack know, not to me). As I argue in thi...
The Politics of Publishing
Updates on my book on controversial topics in theology, science and environment
I owe Galileo Ghost subscribers an update on my forthcoming publication. It’s been a challenging, glacially slow process but also an interesting one. So intere...
The Spirit of Lent
Flora, in Sandro Botticelli, Primavera, or Allegory of Spring, late 1470s or early 1480s.
Did you know that there’s an ancient medieval Christian tradition where Lent and especially Good Friday is a joyful Feast? Of that the Ambrosian rit...
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